AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, THE 25TH ANNUAL (TV)
Summary
This awards presentation program, hosted by Drew Carey, honors the most popular musical achievements of 1997 in the following categories: pop/rock, country, soul/r&b, adult contemporary, rap/hip-hop, alternative music, soundtrack, and an award of merit. In commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the American Music Awards, great moments and performances from the show's history are interspersed throughout the program. Highlights include the following: Janet Jackson performs "Together Again"; Reba McEntire wins Favorite Female Country Artist; Boyz II Men wins Favorite Soul/R&B Band, Duo, or Group; Matchbox 20 performs music from their album, "Yourself or Someone Like You"; "Men in Black" wins Favorite Soundtrack; Trisha Yearwood performs "How Do I Live"; Alabama wins Favorite Country Band, Duo, or Group; the Spice Girls perform "Too Much" via satellite; Erykah Badu wins Favorite New Soul/R&B artist; Enrique Iglesias performs "Lluvia Cae"; the Spice Girls win Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group as well as Favorite New Pop/Rock Artist; Puff Daddy and Mase perform a medley of "Mo Money MÕ Problems" and "It's All About the Benjamins"; Julio Iglesias wins Favorite Latin Music Artist; Bush wins Favorite Alternative artist; Bone Thugs-n-Harmony wins Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist; Reba McEntire sings "What If"; Drew Carey joins Weird Al Yankovic and Those Darn Accordions in a medley of hits from twenty-five years of the American Music Awards; Mary J. Blige's "Share My World" wins Favorite Soul/R&B Album; Mariah Carey perfoms "Close My Eyes" via satellite; George Strait's "Carrying Your Love With Me" wins for Favorite Country Album; and Boyz II Men perform "A Song for Mama."
Tony Bennett presents the Award of Merit to Frank Sinatra, followed by a clip reel covering Sinatra's long music and film career; Nancy Sinatra accepts on his behalf; Michael Bolton sings the aria "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's "Turandot"; Babyface wins Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist as well as Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist; the Spice Girls' "Spice" wins Favorite Pop/Rock Album; George Strait wins Favorite Country Male Artist; Mary J. Blige and George Benson perform "Seven Days"; Elton John wins Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist; Lee Ann Womack wins Favorite New Country Artist; Garth Brooks performs "Rollin'"; and Celine Dion wins Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: January 26, 1998 Monday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:54:53
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: t:52089
- GENRE: Award presentations; Specials
- SUBJECT HEADING: Country music; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Rap (Music); Rock music; Soul music; Women's Collection - Music
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV, 1998
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - "Blues Brothers 2000" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Cinderella" home video
- TV - Commercials - "Deep Rising" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Desperate Measures" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Garth Live From Central Park" home video
- TV - Commercials - "Kissing a Fool" motion picture
- TV - Commercials - "Soul Food" home video
- TV - Commercials - AT&T communications
- TV - Commercials - Bud Light beer
- TV - Commercials - CD Now on-line music service
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Chex cereal
- TV - Commercials - Clairol hair care products
- TV - Commercials - Clairol hair color
- TV - Commercials - Coca-Cola beverage
- TV - Commercials - Comtrex cold medicine
- TV - Commercials - Domino's Pizza
- TV - Commercials - Doritos tortilla chips
- TV - Commercials - Ericsson mobile phones
- TV - Commercials - Hallmark cards
- TV - Commercials - Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Kleenex tissues
- TV - Commercials - Land Rover automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Little Caesars pizza
- TV - Commercials - M&Ms candy
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's fast food
- TV - Commercials - Medic Alert emergency service
- TV - Commercials - Mitsubishi automobiles
- TV - Commercials - National car rental
- TV - Commercials - Nissan automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Pantene Pro-V hair care products
- TV - Commercials - Philips flat television
- TV - Commercials - Pier 1 Imports home furnishings
- TV - Commercials - Revlon cosmetics
- TV - Commercials - Showtime cable network
- TV - Commercials - Sprint communications
- TV - Commercials - Sprite
- TV - Commercials - Tavis-D cold medicine
- TV - Commercials - Toyota automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Visine eye drops
- TV - Commercials - Wendy's fast food
- TV - Promos - "20/20"
- TV - Promos - "ABC News: State of the Union"
- TV - Promos - "America's Funniest Home Videos"
- TV - Promos - "Bad As I Wanna Be"
- TV - Promos - "Circle of Deceit"
- TV - Promos - "Dharma & Greg"
- TV - Promos - "Ellen"
- TV - Promos - "Full Contact Television"
- TV - Promos - "Good Morning America"
- TV - Promos - "Motown 40: The Music is Forever"
- TV - Promos - "Nightline"
- TV - Promos - "Oprah Winfrey Presents: The Wedding"
- TV - Promos - "Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher"
- TV - Promos - "Prey"
- TV - Promos - "Prime Time"
- TV - Promos - "Spin City"
- TV - Promos - "The Drew Carey Show"
- TV - Promos - "The Practice"
- TV - Promos - "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3"
- TV - Promos - "Wayne's World 2"
CREDITS
- Dick Clark … Executive Producer
- Al Schwartz … Producer
- Larry Klein … Producer
- Bob Bardo … Associate Producer
- Jeff Margolis … Director
- Robert Arthur … Writer
- Fred Bronson … Writer
- Lenny Stack … Conductor, Music supervised by
- Peter Margolis … Music by, Opening Montage Music by
- Mike Greene … Music by, Opening Montage Music by
- Kari Clark … Researcher
- Drew Carey … Host
- Boyz II Men … Music Group
- Matchbox 20 … Music Group
- The Spice Girls … Music Group
- Those Darn Accordions … Music Group
- Garth Brooks … Singer, Instrumentalist, Guitarist
- Mariah Carey … Singer
- Reba McEntire … Singer
- Mary J. Blige … Singer
- Michael Bolton … Singer
- Weird Al Yankovic … Instrumentalist, Accordionist
- George Benson … Instrumentalist, Guitarist
- Janet Jackson … Performer
- Mase … Performer
- Puff Daddy (See also: Sean Combs) … Performer
- Enrigue Iglesias … Performer
- Alabama
- Babyface (See also: Kenneth Edmonds)
- Erykah Badu
- Tony Bennett
- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- Bush
- Celine Dion
- Julio Iglesias
- Elton John
- Reba McEntire
- Frank Sinatra
- Nancy Sinatra
- George Strait
- Lee Ann Womack
- Trisha Yearwood